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HVAC and plumbing companies in Craighead County, AR

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Craighead County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,174 of 1,707 scored counties
#16 of 35 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
32
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
50
+19.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$116.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,626 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,957
+4.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 HVAC and plumbing companies in Craighead County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in Craighead County spend about $116.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,626 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 32 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.6M per company, 23% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in Craighead County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 889 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Craighead County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Craighead County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,174 of 1,707 scored counties and #16 of 35 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Craighead County compares

The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the HVAC and plumbing companies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

HVAC and plumbing in Craighead County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureCraighead CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.26.46.3
Spending per listing$3.6M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8891,0531,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.1%+15.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,626$2,629$3,018
Median household income$59,548$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4132

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
42 → 50+19.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
432
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
322 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Craighead County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Craighead County

Population, 2025 estimate
116,957+4.8% since 2020
Households
44,437
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
707 sq. mi.
People per square mile
160
Median household income
$59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,050
Median home value
$210,400
Jobs located here
53,731
Daytime population
120,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Craighead County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR70696.2$5.3M+16.0%#211 of 1,707
2Faulkner County, AR68224.5$6.2M+8.2%#248 of 1,707
3Washington County, AR56656.7$4.3M+9.9%#648 of 1,707
4Crittenden County, AR5584.4$5.5M−3.9%#671 of 1,707
5Carroll County, AR5165.3$4.7M+3.6%#810 of 1,707
6Greene County, AR49105.6$4.5M+3.4%#894 of 1,707
7Pulaski County, AR491247.2$3.8M+1.3%#903 of 1,707
8Crawford County, AR47156.4$4M+4.1%#959 of 1,707
9Independence County, AR4585.5$4.6M+2.2%#1,020 of 1,707
10Hot Spring County, AR4575.7$4.2M+1.1%#1,025 of 1,707
16Craighead County, AR41327.2$3.6M+4.8%#1,174 of 1,707

Other business types in Craighead County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Craighead County, AR?

There are 32 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Craighead County as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $116.7M a year, or $2,626 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Craighead County has 7.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.6M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Craighead County would have about 25, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 889 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Craighead County scores 41 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,174 of 1,707 scored counties.

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